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Gold Care Homes Senior Care Assistant in Wantage, United Kingdom
About Our Home:
St Katharine's House is a care home providing personal and nursing care for up to 76 residents, with one unit specialising in providing care to people living with dementia. Conveniently located near Wantage Shopping Centre, which is regularly used for shopping trips by residents, the home benefits from access to many local attractions. Each one of our residents benefits from unique, personalised care, designed to make their stay with us as enjoyable and fulfilling as possible.
We can offer 22, 33, 44 hours contracts and also a bank contract.
If you have experience and want to share our values and delivering our aim by:
Being responsive and showing compassion to the individual needs of all.
Providing residents and staff with a warm, friendly, healthy and safe environment to live and work.
Establishing a person-centered approach to care.
Building the best team by encouraging training and self-development of all.
What does the role involve?
Ensure the highest possible levels of care are maintained by supporting / assisting residents, when required, with all aspects of daily living.
Support training and supervision of junior and new Staff Members in all aspects of their work in the Home, under the supervision of senior Staff Members.
Answer Nurse Call system, giving assistance as required. Answer the door and telephone appropriately. Respond accordingly and pass on messages promptly.
Report on well-being of Clients and liaise with GPs and Support Managers etc.
Carry out regular checks on Clients at intervals determined by senior Staff Members.
Deliver a high level of personal and psychological care to all residents in a professional manner, arranging rotas to meet their care requirements e.g. medications; toileting; bathing; etc.
Complete records where required to a satisfactory standard. Ensuring the changeover and Keyworker documentation are fully completed within the timeframes agreed.
What we can offer you:
Excellent training and development programme
Perkbox – which offers you amazing discounts and monthly offers on a variety of high street shops and restaurants
Monthly staff recognition rewards
Regular team outings
Refer a friend scheme – up to £250